Two people were killed early Saturday and six injured in a two-vehicle collision on Buckeye Road at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Cleveland.

Police said the two dead were ejected from the 1994 Dodge Caravan in which they were riding with four other people. Daniel Sneed and Brandon Smith, both 23 and from Cleveland, died of injuries received in the 3 a.m. crash.

Police said a preliminary investigation revealed the Caravan was eastbound on Buckeye traveling above the speed limit and went through a red traffic light at the intersection with Martin Luther King Jr.

The Caravan collided with a Ford E150 van, which was northbound at the crossroad.

"As a result of the impact, the Caravan spun out of control, ejecting two passengers, and subsequently hitting a tree," said a Cleveland police news release. "There was no reported seatbelt use by the occupants of the Caravan."

One occupant of the Caravan was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Another passenger was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. Three other passengers from the Caravan, its driver, and the driver of the van and a passenger, were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center with multiple injuries.

The driver of the Caravan, a 23-year-old unidentified male from Twinsburg, was treated at the hospital, then arrested for aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular assault. He had not been charged Saturday night. Police also are awaiting the results of the driver's blood tests.

Among the injured from the Caravan were: Justin Fort, 23, of Cleveland Heights; Lewis Fitzpatrick, 23, of Cleveland; and Justin Merritt, 23, of Cleveland. All were admitted to the hospital.

The driver of the van, Donald Laster, 51, of Shaker Heights, and the passenger, Charles Hill, 31, of Cleveland, were treated and released.

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